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From headline-grabbing studies to prime-time TV, autism has entered mainstream conversation like never before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that autism rates rose nearly 30 percent from 2008 to 2010. The condition is estimated to affect 1 in 68 of American 8-year-olds, up from 1 in 88. Many experts attribute that to rising awareness and diagnosis rather than an actual increase in prevalence. But the American Psychiatric Association's revised diagnostic guidelines could affect that trend. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), released in May 2013, eliminates subtypes of autism such as...

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From headline-grabbing studies to prime-time TV, autism has entered mainstream conversation like never before.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that autism rates rose nearly 30 percent from 2008 to 2010. The condition is...

A doctor nationally known for treating autism with a drug sometimes used to chemically castrate sex offenders has been suspended from practicing medicine in his home state of Maryland after state officials determined that he is putting children at...

A doctor nationally known for treating autism with a drug sometimes used to chemically castrate sex offenders has been suspended from practicing medicine in his home state of Maryland after state officials determined he is putting children at risk. Dr....

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